Aug 15, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Since my sister-in-law the writer is too busy to check in with you guys, I’m here today to dish on the latest happenings around the Casa Lido Restaurant in Oceanside Park, New Jersey. I’m Sofia, wife of Vic’s brother Danny, but also her highly valued investigative...
Aug 14, 2015 | A Day In My Life
In 1860s San Francisco, nurse Celia Davies has just learned that the body of a Chinese woman has been found floating in the bay. The body might belong to one of her patients. “How long will you be at the police station?” asked Celia’s cousin, seated at the dining room...
Aug 13, 2015 | A Day In My Life
I usually awaken early each morning to the gentle sound of rain prancing on my rooftop, assuring me that my cistern will be replenished with water. Life on an island makes you think about survival and survival is pretty much what my life has been about. But I’m...
Aug 12, 2015 | A Day In My Life
“Welcome to Doucet Plantation,” Magnolia “Maggie” Crozat says as she greets the morning’s first tour group. She’s clad in a pink, antebellum-style ball gown and a banana-curled wig. Sweat trickles down her forehead, and she prays that visitors don’t notice the...
Aug 11, 2015 | A Day In My Life
Just when I think I’m getting the hang of being a “southern girl,” something happens that takes the wind out of my sails. Instead of just rolling with the “unexpected.” I find myself getting worried and uptight, reverting to my anxious Type A “northern” personality....
Aug 10, 2015 | A Day In My Life
That jerk! That jerk of a husband of mine. He wants me to sell my tea recipes to an Italian food distributor. How could he? He knows the whole theme of Tea Totalers is French—that was my dream, to own a French-themed tea shop. I thought he understood. I mean, he...
